Welcome to ENG4U, Winter 2015. Here you will find the relevant information pertaining the course.
Teacher: Mr. Kindred E-mail contact: mkindred@torontoprepschool.com
Wednesday June 3, 2015
Your CCT essays are due today. From here on in, please focus on studying for your final exam.
Monday June 1, 2015
Today and for the next several days, we will be doing examination review. Here is what you will need to know for the final exam. As always, we will be going through it in detail in class. We're almost there, people. Just keep moving!!
Friday May 29, 2015
Today, you worked on completing your CCT essays which, as you know, are due on June 3rd. As well, you must print and include this checklist with your essay on the day of submission.
Thursday May 28, 2015
Today, you wrote your in class essay while listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Please ensure that you submit your response to me before midnight tonight.
Tuesday and Wednesday May 26 & 27, 2015
These are designated work periods for writing your CCT. Please use them wisely. Remember that you have a test this Thursday on the novel.
Monday May 25, 2015
Today we talked about your essay which you should already be working on. You were given a sample outline which will prove useful as you write your papers.
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Today we continued our reading of Slaughterhouse Five. Please remember that your creative component presentations are due this Thursday as well as a CCT check-in. For homework, please read Slaughterhouse Five, pp. 170-182.
Friday May 15, 2015
Today, we continued to read chapter 6 of Slaughterhouse Five. Please remember that the creative assignment in association with the novel is due next Thursday. Here is a copy of the assignment sheet:
Thursday May 14, 2015
Today, you wrote your quizzes on Slaughterhouse Five, chapters 2-3.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Today we continued our reading of Slaughterhouse Five. For homework, please finish the chapter and study for your quiz tomorrow on chapters 2 & 3.
Tuesday May 12, 2015
Today you were given the assignment outline for your presentation on Slaughterhouse Five. For homework, please read from chapter 5. 88-112.
Monday May 11, 2015
Today we read the second half of chapter three of Slaughterhouse Five. Chapter 4 is for homework this evening.
Friday May 8, 2015
Today we had more or less of a work period. For homework, please read chapter 3 of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Thursday May 7, 2015
Today your essays were due at the beginning of class. Also, we read most of chapter two of Slaughterhouse-Five in class. Please ensure you finish the rest for homework.
Wednesday May 6, 2015
Today you had a work period for your essays, it is my sincere hope that you used it wisely. Essays are due tomorrow at the beginning of class in hard copy form. If I receive them after first period, you will be docked 5% for a late submission.
Tuesday May 5, 2015
Today we started off our unit on Slaughterhouse-Five by reading the first chapter. It was a doozy! Please work on your essays which are due on Thursday May 7, 2015.
Monday May 4, 2015
Today we talked about topics and themes in connection with the essay that you have due on Thursday May 7, 2015. Please make sure you have a copy of Slaughter-House Five for next class.
Friday May 1, 2015
Today we finished our study of Hamlet. Next week, we start Slaughter-House Five. Please have a copy of the book with you to bring to class.
Thursday April 30, 2015
Today we are continuing our study of Hamlet. We are aiming to finish the play by Friday.
Wednesday April 29, 2015
Today we continued our study of Hamlet, looking act most of Act 4. We will finish act 4 tomorrow and begin Act 5.
Tuesday April 28, 2015
Today, you were given your next written assignment, a short essay on one of the themes featured in Hamlet. Here is a copy of the assignment sheet. The good copy of the essay is due on May 7, 2015
Monday April 27, 2015
Today we continued our study of Hamlet, looking at Act 2 and the beginning of Act 3.
Friday April 24, 2015
Today we continued our study of Hamlet. For homework, please read Act 2 Scenes 1 and 2.
Wednesday and Thursday April 22, 23 2015
Yesterday (Wed) you had your quiz and today (Thursday) we continued our study of Hamlet.
Tuesday April 21, 2015
Today, we looked at 1.4 and 1.5 of Hamlet. Please remember that there will be a quiz tomorrow. Study the first act of the play.
Monday April 20, 2015
Today we looked at acts 1.2 and 1.3 of Hamlet. Remember there is a quiz on Act 1 on Wednesday April 22, 2015.
Wednesday April 15, 2015
Today we will be looking at 1.1 and 1.2 of Hamlet. Please ensure you have a copy of the play with you. You may also use this online resource:
Tuesday April 14, 2015
Today you will be given your CCT essay assignment guidelines. Please take note of the due dates and adjust your efforts accordingly. Remember, it is YOUR responsibility to approach me if you are struggling with any part of this assignment. We will also be starting Hamlet.
Friday April 10, 2015
Today we will be looking at the following documents as a bit of a primer into the character of Hamlet. Please ensure you bring your copy of the play for Tuesday's class.
Thursday April 9, 2015
Today, we had our presentations on the poems that you selected to write on.
Wednesday April 8, 2015
Your essays are due in hard copy at the beginning of the period. We will be looking at sonnets today in preparation for Hamlet which we will be starting next week. You should also be preparing for your presentations
Please download the following handout on Shakespearean sonnets:
Tuesday April 7, 2015
Today we will be looking at essay structure and MLA formatting. Please note that the due date for the essay and presentations have been changed to Wednesday April 8th and Thursday April 9th respectively.
Thursday April 2, 2015
Today you wrote your poetry quiz. For this long weekend, please continue to work on your essays as well as read your books for your CCT. You should be close to finishing your novels by now. Due dates for essay and presentation: April 8th (for essay) and April 9 (presentations begin).
Wednesday April 1, 2015
Today, we will be looking at more poems but the clever twist is that you will be paired up and doing the analysis as a team.
We will start by looking at these lyrics from the song The Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young.
Tuesday March 31, 2015
Today we will be looking at MLA formatting and the structure of the essay that you are working on. We will also be testing our knowledge of the poetic devices that we looked at yesterday through today's poetic examples. Please remember that your written component is due on Thursday April 2, 2015.
Thursday March 26, 2015 Today, we are continuing our study of poetry by doing an analysis on some poems in class. You also received your first assignment for this unit. The due dates are:
Thursday April 2, 2015 for the essay. Tuesday April 7, 2015 is when the presentations have been scheduled.
As well, you have this rather sizeable list of literary terms. Some of them we have covered in the Short Story Unit a few months back, but some of them apply directly to our upcoming work with poems. Please download and save a copy for your study notes.
Wednesday March 25, 2015 Today, you were introduced to the wild and wonderful world of poetry! We looked at two essays (found below) and looked at some examples of modern poetry.
Tuesday March 24, 2015 We continued our look at examples of satire. Remember to bring your text books (Literature: The Human Experience) to class for the next few days.
Monday March 23, 2015 Today we looked at examples of satire and discussed its importance within the scope of cultural literacy.
Friday March 6, 2015 Have a great March Break, I hope you get started on reading your books.
The book list is as follows:
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
1984 by George Orwell
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Wednesday March 4, 2015 Today, we went through some of the finer points of seminar speaking. Please remember: the seminar takes tomorrow so prepare for it well. Work on your questions and familiarize yourself with the topics that we have already established.
Tuesday March 3, 2015 I was away today but it was my sincere hope that you utilized the time to prepare for your upcoming seminar.
Monday March 2, 2015 Today, you received your next assignment for the non-fiction unit. Our seminar will take place on Thursday March 5, 2015. Please ensure that you will be present for the roundtable discussion.
Wednesday February 25, 2015 Today we will finish watching A Brony Tale and further our discussion about some of the topics mentioned in the documentary. We will also be looking at this article:
Tuesday February 24, 2015 Today, we screening the documentary, "A Brony Tale" which will play a critical role in an upcoming assignment for this unit. If you need to (re)watch it, the film is available on Netflix.
Monday February 23, 2015 Today, you received an essay assignment, due at the end of the week (Friday, February 27, 2015). We also looked at the essay Stepping Out by Davis Sedaris.
For homework, please brainstorm some essays topics in which you might be interested to write on.
Friday February 20, 2015 Today you will receive your marked tests from yesterday. As always, I am in the English Resource should you have any questions. Today, we looked at the story, The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and looked at the ever blurring line between fiction and non-fiction.
Wednesday February 18, 2015 Today, a study review sheet was distributed to students and, as a class, we went through the material contained on the test. Please note that it is your responsibility to re-read the short stories in order to gain a better understanding of them in preparation for tomorrow's test. Here is the sheet that was distributed today:
Tuesday February 17, 2015 Today, we did a wee bit of review for our unit test on Thursday February 19, 2015. Tomorrow students will be given a review sheet in order to help them prepare.
Thursday February 12, 2015 Brrr....cold outside, but yayyyy!!! long weekend. Today, your essays are due in hard copy form. Next Thursday is our Unit Test. Please ensure you have it marked on your calendars. Wednesday February 18, will be a review period in which we will revisit the short stories and concepts up until this point.
Wednesday February 11, 2015 Today we had our quiz which comprised most of the period. Essays are due tomorrow.
Tuesday February 10, 2015 Today we are doing a wee bit of review for a quiz tomorrow. As well, we will be looking at the short story Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell.*PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR ESSAYS ARE DUE IN HARD COPY (PRINTED) ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12TH AT THE START OF CLASS.*
Monday February 9, 2015 Today our focus was on the construction of your essays. We discussed what each paragraph should look like and the points needed in order to deliver a successful paper. *PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR ESSAYS ARE DUE IN HARD COPY (PRINTED) ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12TH AT THE START OF CLASS.*
Thursday February 5, 2015 This is your first essay assignment, due Thursday February 12, 2015, please note that this due date is also on the calendar that I have provided for you above.
Wednesday February 4, 2015 Today we looked at the short story A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor. Tomorrow, we will be analyzing it. For Homework: Please write a few sentences indicating what constitutes a "good person".
Tuesday February 3, 2015 We continued our analysis of Hills Like WhiteElephants through the lens of Feminist criticism
Monday February 2, 2015 Whooaaahhhhhhhh the snow! Today we looked at Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway.
For Homework: Please look up Feminist critical theory (there is a definition of it on p. 1320 in the reader (11th ed.)) and make some notes on how it applies to the events of the short story.
Thursday January 29, 2015 Today we are reading the short story Soldier's Home by Ernest Hemingway.
For Homework: Please read, Hills Like White Elephants (p.886 in Literature: The Human Experience). Be prepared to talk about it tomorrow.
Wednesday January 28, 2015 Today we continued our analysis of The Necklace using a Marxist critical theory.
Tuesday January 27, 2015 We looked at the short story, The Necklace and examined the notion of fate vs. free will using the actions of the protagonist as a launch pad.
For Homework: please answer the following question in paragraph form: "Is Mme. Loisel a victim of fate or free will?"
Monday January 26, 2015 Today the first assignment is due in hard or emailed copy. As well, we will be reading the short story, Hi Champ by Hubert Selby Jr. and examining it in terms of literary elements and devices. For Homework: As discussed in class, please write a response paragraph (or two) as to why the following quote could be a theme in the short story, Hi Champ. " Every time man interferes with nature he creates a monster."
Friday January 23, 2015** Today, this handout was distributed in class. It is a glossary of literary elements and devices. We will be discussing this further in the coming weeks.
Welcome to ENG4U, Winter 2015. Here you will find the relevant information pertaining the course.
Teacher: Mr. Kindred
E-mail contact: mkindred@torontoprepschool.com
Course Syllabus:
Wednesday June 3, 2015
Your CCT essays are due today. From here on in, please focus on studying for your final exam.
Monday June 1, 2015
Today and for the next several days, we will be doing examination review. Here is what you will need to know for the final exam. As always, we will be going through it in detail in class. We're almost there, people. Just keep moving!!
Friday May 29, 2015
Today, you worked on completing your CCT essays which, as you know, are due on June 3rd. As well, you must print and include this checklist with your essay on the day of submission.
Thursday May 28, 2015
Today, you wrote your in class essay while listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Please ensure that you submit your response to me before midnight tonight.
Tuesday and Wednesday May 26 & 27, 2015
These are designated work periods for writing your CCT. Please use them wisely. Remember that you have a test this Thursday on the novel.
Monday May 25, 2015
Today we talked about your essay which you should already be working on. You were given a sample outline which will prove useful as you write your papers.
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Today we continued our reading of Slaughterhouse Five. Please remember that your creative component presentations are due this Thursday as well as a CCT check-in. For homework, please read Slaughterhouse Five, pp. 170-182.
Friday May 15, 2015
Today, we continued to read chapter 6 of Slaughterhouse Five. Please remember that the creative assignment in association with the novel is due next Thursday. Here is a copy of the assignment sheet:
Thursday May 14, 2015
Today, you wrote your quizzes on Slaughterhouse Five, chapters 2-3.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Today we continued our reading of Slaughterhouse Five. For homework, please finish the chapter and study for your quiz tomorrow on chapters 2 & 3.
Tuesday May 12, 2015
Today you were given the assignment outline for your presentation on Slaughterhouse Five. For homework, please read from chapter 5. 88-112.
Monday May 11, 2015
Today we read the second half of chapter three of Slaughterhouse Five. Chapter 4 is for homework this evening.
Friday May 8, 2015
Today we had more or less of a work period. For homework, please read chapter 3 of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Thursday May 7, 2015
Today your essays were due at the beginning of class. Also, we read most of chapter two of Slaughterhouse-Five in class. Please ensure you finish the rest for homework.
Wednesday May 6, 2015
Today you had a work period for your essays, it is my sincere hope that you used it wisely. Essays are due tomorrow at the beginning of class in hard copy form. If I receive them after first period, you will be docked 5% for a late submission.
Tuesday May 5, 2015
Today we started off our unit on Slaughterhouse-Five by reading the first chapter. It was a doozy! Please work on your essays which are due on Thursday May 7, 2015.
Monday May 4, 2015
Today we talked about topics and themes in connection with the essay that you have due on Thursday May 7, 2015. Please make sure you have a copy of Slaughter-House Five for next class.
Friday May 1, 2015
Today we finished our study of Hamlet. Next week, we start Slaughter-House Five. Please have a copy of the book with you to bring to class.
Thursday April 30, 2015
Today we are continuing our study of Hamlet. We are aiming to finish the play by Friday.
Wednesday April 29, 2015
Today we continued our study of Hamlet, looking act most of Act 4. We will finish act 4 tomorrow and begin Act 5.
Tuesday April 28, 2015
Today, you were given your next written assignment, a short essay on one of the themes featured in Hamlet. Here is a copy of the assignment sheet. The good copy of the essay is due on May 7, 2015
Monday April 27, 2015
Today we continued our study of Hamlet, looking at Act 2 and the beginning of Act 3.
Friday April 24, 2015
Today we continued our study of Hamlet. For homework, please read Act 2 Scenes 1 and 2.
Wednesday and Thursday April 22, 23 2015
Yesterday (Wed) you had your quiz and today (Thursday) we continued our study of Hamlet.
Tuesday April 21, 2015
Today, we looked at 1.4 and 1.5 of Hamlet. Please remember that there will be a quiz tomorrow. Study the first act of the play.
Monday April 20, 2015
Today we looked at acts 1.2 and 1.3 of Hamlet. Remember there is a quiz on Act 1 on Wednesday April 22, 2015.
Wednesday April 15, 2015
Today we will be looking at 1.1 and 1.2 of Hamlet. Please ensure you have a copy of the play with you. You may also use this online resource:
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/hamlet/
Tuesday April 14, 2015
Today you will be given your CCT essay assignment guidelines. Please take note of the due dates and adjust your efforts accordingly. Remember, it is YOUR responsibility to approach me if you are struggling with any part of this assignment. We will also be starting Hamlet.
CCT Handout
Friday April 10, 2015
Today we will be looking at the following documents as a bit of a primer into the character of Hamlet. Please ensure you bring your copy of the play for Tuesday's class.
http://vistriai.com/psychopathtest/
Thursday April 9, 2015
Today, we had our presentations on the poems that you selected to write on.
Wednesday April 8, 2015
Your essays are due in hard copy at the beginning of the period. We will be looking at sonnets today in preparation for Hamlet which we will be starting next week. You should also be preparing for your presentations
Please download the following handout on Shakespearean sonnets:
We will also be referring to this website when our discussion turns to Sonnet 30:
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/30detail.html
Tuesday April 7, 2015
Today we will be looking at essay structure and MLA formatting. Please note that the due date for the essay and presentations have been changed to Wednesday April 8th and Thursday April 9th respectively.
Thursday April 2, 2015
Today you wrote your poetry quiz. For this long weekend, please continue to work on your essays as well as read your books for your CCT. You should be close to finishing your novels by now. Due dates for essay and presentation: April 8th (for essay) and April 9 (presentations begin).
Wednesday April 1, 2015
Today, we will be looking at more poems but the clever twist is that you will be paired up and doing the analysis as a team.
We will start by looking at these lyrics from the song The Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young.
Tuesday March 31, 2015
Today we will be looking at MLA formatting and the structure of the essay that you are working on. We will also be testing our knowledge of the poetic devices that we looked at yesterday through today's poetic examples. Please remember that your written component is due on Thursday April 2, 2015.
Monday March 30, 2015
Today we will be talking about the figurative devices used in poetry. please refer to this list:
We will also be looking at MLA formatting. This is the website we will be referring to:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
We will also be looking at this poem:
Thursday March 26, 2015
Today, we are continuing our study of poetry by doing an analysis on some poems in class.
You also received your first assignment for this unit. The due dates are:
Thursday April 2, 2015 for the essay.
Tuesday April 7, 2015 is when the presentations have been scheduled.
Here's the poems that you get to choose from:
Here is the assignment sheet of which you should already have a hard copy.
As well, you have this rather sizeable list of literary terms. Some of them we have covered in the Short Story Unit a few months back, but some of them apply directly to our upcoming work with poems. Please download and save a copy for your study notes.
Wednesday March 25, 2015
Today, you were introduced to the wild and wonderful world of poetry! We looked at two essays (found below) and looked at some examples of modern poetry.
Tuesday March 24, 2015
We continued our look at examples of satire. Remember to bring your text books (Literature: The Human Experience) to class for the next few days.
Monday March 23, 2015
Today we looked at examples of satire and discussed its importance within the scope of cultural literacy.
Friday March 6, 2015
Have a great March Break, I hope you get started on reading your books.
The book list is as follows:
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
1984 by George Orwell
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Wednesday March 4, 2015
Today, we went through some of the finer points of seminar speaking. Please remember: the seminar takes tomorrow so prepare for it well. Work on your questions and familiarize yourself with the topics that we have already established.
Tuesday March 3, 2015
I was away today but it was my sincere hope that you utilized the time to prepare for your upcoming seminar.
Monday March 2, 2015
Today, you received your next assignment for the non-fiction unit. Our seminar will take place on Thursday March 5, 2015. Please ensure that you will be present for the roundtable discussion.
Friday February 27, 2015
Today we will be looking at clips from two different documentaries depicting life in the South Bronx during the 70s. Your essays are due today at the start of class but you already knew that.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/03/nyregion/the-south-bronx-through-the-looking-glass.html?ref=multimedia
Wednesday February 25, 2015
Today we will finish watching A Brony Tale and further our discussion about some of the topics mentioned in the documentary. We will also be looking at this article:
Please remember: your essays are due this Friday.
Tuesday February 24, 2015
Today, we screening the documentary, "A Brony Tale" which will play a critical role in an upcoming assignment for this unit. If you need to (re)watch it, the film is available on Netflix.
Monday February 23, 2015
Today, you received an essay assignment, due at the end of the week (Friday, February 27, 2015). We also looked at the essay Stepping Out by Davis Sedaris.
For homework, please brainstorm some essays topics in which you might be interested to write on.
Friday February 20, 2015
Today you will receive your marked tests from yesterday. As always, I am in the English Resource should you have any questions. Today, we looked at the story, The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and looked at the ever blurring line between fiction and non-fiction.
Wednesday February 18, 2015
Today, a study review sheet was distributed to students and, as a class, we went through the material contained on the test. Please note that it is your responsibility to re-read the short stories in order to gain a better understanding of them in preparation for tomorrow's test. Here is the sheet that was distributed today:
Tuesday February 17, 2015
Today, we did a wee bit of review for our unit test on Thursday February 19, 2015. Tomorrow students will be given a review sheet in order to help them prepare.
Thursday February 12, 2015
Brrr....cold outside, but yayyyy!!! long weekend. Today, your essays are due in hard copy form. Next Thursday is our Unit Test. Please ensure you have it marked on your calendars. Wednesday February 18, will be a review period in which we will revisit the short stories and concepts up until this point.
Wednesday February 11, 2015
Today we had our quiz which comprised most of the period. Essays are due tomorrow.
Tuesday February 10, 2015
Today we are doing a wee bit of review for a quiz tomorrow. As well, we will be looking at the short story Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell. *PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR ESSAYS ARE DUE IN HARD COPY (PRINTED) ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12TH AT THE START OF CLASS.*
Monday February 9, 2015
Today our focus was on the construction of your essays. We discussed what each paragraph should look like and the points needed in order to deliver a successful paper. *PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR ESSAYS ARE DUE IN HARD COPY (PRINTED) ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12TH AT THE START OF CLASS.*
Thursday February 5, 2015
This is your first essay assignment, due Thursday February 12, 2015, please note that this due date is also on the calendar that I have provided for you above.
Wednesday February 4, 2015 Today we looked at the short story A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor. Tomorrow, we will be analyzing it. For Homework: Please write a few sentences indicating what constitutes a "good person".
Tuesday February 3, 2015 We continued our analysis of Hills Like White Elephants through the lens of Feminist criticism
Monday February 2, 2015 Whooaaahhhhhhhh the snow! Today we looked at Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway.
For Homework: Please look up Feminist critical theory (there is a definition of it on p. 1320 in the reader (11th ed.)) and make some notes on how it applies to the events of the short story.
Thursday January 29, 2015 Today we are reading the short story Soldier's Home by Ernest Hemingway.
For Homework: Please read, Hills Like White Elephants (p.886 in Literature: The Human Experience). Be prepared to talk about it tomorrow.
Wednesday January 28, 2015 Today we continued our analysis of The Necklace using a Marxist critical theory.
Tuesday January 27, 2015 We looked at the short story, The Necklace and examined the notion of fate vs. free will using the actions of the protagonist as a launch pad.
For Homework: please answer the following question in paragraph form: "Is Mme. Loisel a victim of fate or free will?"
Monday January 26, 2015 Today the first assignment is due in hard or emailed copy. As well, we will be reading the short story, Hi Champ by Hubert Selby Jr. and examining it in terms of literary elements and devices. For Homework: As discussed in class, please write a response paragraph (or two) as to why the following quote could be a theme in the short story, Hi Champ. " Every time man interferes with nature he creates a monster."
Friday January 23, 2015** Today, this handout was distributed in class. It is a glossary of literary elements and devices. We will be discussing this further in the coming weeks.